tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34671910028291309202018-03-05T11:37:10.093-05:00Objectivity & Observations washed in salt water.<p align="right">Ramblings from the</p>
<p align="right"> common man.</p>Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.comBlogger526125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-8993406325123780702008-07-28T09:04:00.002-04:002008-07-28T09:11:13.437-04:00I am sad to report that Historical Wit has run his course.Alright. Here goes. As those of you who are close to me know, I have a new job at my old job. My new job has me on the road a lot. Which has cut into my personal time. Bummer I know. So I have been looking around to see where I can trim the fat. And Historical Wit ended up on the chopping block. This will be my final blog post on this blog. Now that doesn't mean I am don with bloggin. I have another blog I have been moonlighting on for some time. Nothing big, nothing great. Just a fresh start with my real name and what I am really passionate about. And shameless promotion of myself. Does this mean I am cutting ties with all of you? Hell no. All my peeps that I adore, send me an email and I will hook you up with the 411. I will leave this blog up until I get emails from all those whom I am looking for emails from. You know who you are. <br /><br />Thanks for reading. It has been a pleasure.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-74774582050093975582008-07-21T11:07:00.003-04:002008-07-21T11:08:56.833-04:002008 Hurricane Season.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SISmST3WlLI/AAAAAAAAAlU/d8sJbat82Ag/s1600-h/two_atl.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SISmST3WlLI/AAAAAAAAAlU/d8sJbat82Ag/s320/two_atl.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225484301156914354" /></a><br /><br />Off the hook! I will try to get to this later. Pressed for time right now. Remember the NHC website. It is in my sidebar. Check it out.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-16906830471591287232008-07-21T08:59:00.000-04:002008-07-21T08:59:01.598-04:00Bond update, kind of a funny one.<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/20/daniel-craig-forced-to-we_n_113893.html">Daniel Craig Forced To Wear Lifts In New &quot;Bond&quot; Film</a><br /><br />There is a typo in there, Craig aint 22.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-49494999761698101772008-07-15T08:53:00.002-04:002008-07-15T08:56:49.921-04:00Greetings. Just an update.I am sorry for not posting with regularity this past week or so. I have made a step up at my job and now I am out of the office much more than I used to be. But thats ok cause soon I will have a laptop and things should be back to normal or semi normal soon. I can't post like I used to cause I got a shadow at work now and can't have them watch me post up neat stuff I find online. So please bear with me while I weather the storm and I will get back up and running soon enough. Thanks for your patience.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-67112106308954268782008-07-08T14:39:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:39:29.173-04:00National Hurricane Center<a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/">National Hurricane Center</a><br /><br />Pretty strange for a storm to go this deep this early in the summer.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-71285535416808971242008-07-04T08:14:00.000-04:002008-07-04T08:14:48.000-04:00Welcome Bertha.<a href="http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/vis-l.jpg">vis-l.jpg (JPEG Image, 1120x480 pixels) - Scaled (90%)</a><br />2nd offering of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season. Look all the way to the right of this wide view map. We will keep an eye on it.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-71793529847567876422008-07-02T16:28:00.000-04:002008-07-02T16:28:59.153-04:005th Anniversary of Bush's 'Bring 'em On' Boast on Iraq Is Today<a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003822639">5th Anniversary of Bush&#39;s &#39;Bring &#39;em On&#39; Boast on Iraq Is Today</a><br />Remember this? Compared to other quotes from other presidents, this has got to be near the bottom.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-85468233606358331632008-06-30T11:33:00.001-04:002008-06-30T11:35:07.727-04:00I removed myself from Pro MD Gazzette.For my own reasons, mostly because I was tired of getting my posts here posted there by mistake. I am a simple guy, there is only so much confusion I can handle.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-36703008622772512562008-06-27T06:01:00.000-04:002008-06-27T06:01:01.148-04:00Can you tell I want to go fishing?A Fisherman<br /><br />Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.<br />A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.<br />Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;<br />Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night. <br /><br />A zen poem for you to ponder as you read your morning rounds. I am experiencing so coffee ground crappy beverage. Tamp that shit down. Don't let is go over the side. Don't make me dump the whole pot. Damn it man!Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-13030118694960923282008-06-26T09:25:00.002-04:002008-06-26T09:29:22.168-04:00Impressionism Art is a good find.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SGOZFUZg0kI/AAAAAAAAAlM/rpymA3f2du8/s1600-h/bilde.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SGOZFUZg0kI/AAAAAAAAAlM/rpymA3f2du8/s320/bilde.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216181110079279682" /></a><br />Found in Goodwill and auctioned for $40 grrr. It pays to have an interest in art people. I met a friend of my wife recently and as we were touring his new digs, i noticed a nice sea scape painting on the wall with Winslow as the signature. Which if you know, Homer was all about the sea. Its it real? Will let you know when I do.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-18875271022621702572008-06-25T16:59:00.000-04:002008-06-25T16:59:29.715-04:00Tropical Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division<a href="http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/loop-vis.html">Tropical Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division</a><br /><br />Look at that long line of cloud formation at the bottom. Things like that don't happen all the time you know.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-44334131200438436222008-06-25T16:09:00.002-04:002008-06-25T16:13:27.187-04:00Hugo anyone?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SGKl_C5eRwI/AAAAAAAAAlE/BSLRhr2Z6zk/s1600-h/1989hugoanim.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SGKl_C5eRwI/AAAAAAAAAlE/BSLRhr2Z6zk/s320/1989hugoanim.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215913820976727810" /></a>Some times I get lost looking at old hurricane data. Like today, most of you stop by and expect to see some witty something or the other and got pretty much nothing. Sorry about that. I got lost in the NHC website. I came to my senses somewhere in the Hugo archive and thought I would bring this back and post it for you to look at. Here we are 25 days into the 08 season and I am already diggin in the past for something to write about. Hopefully this will be a quiet storm year and I get more time to do stuff like hurricane research.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-46954663021851961632008-06-24T10:48:00.002-04:002008-06-24T10:50:09.968-04:00Now that is a sink!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SGEJUudfv6I/AAAAAAAAAk8/aKlEMS7vFoY/s1600-h/ammonite-washbasin-from-high-tech1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SGEJUudfv6I/AAAAAAAAAk8/aKlEMS7vFoY/s320/ammonite-washbasin-from-high-tech1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215460095145525154" border="0" /></a>Ammonite washbasin. Those are the words you are looking for. I wish everyone was this creative with their housewares. I don't think I would want to brush my teeth in this, but it would be super phat in my powder room.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-77252949325523235732008-06-23T11:00:00.000-04:002008-06-23T11:48:33.134-04:00Summer Haiku<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />rabbits eat clover<br />tomatoes grow rapidly<br />hummingbirds fly past<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-89585297010476091352008-06-23T08:50:00.005-04:002008-06-23T09:00:14.236-04:00Hello summer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SF-cUgdKReI/AAAAAAAAAks/BHQBoamKPEk/s1600-h/Thorsten-Boeckel1_strip.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SF-cUgdKReI/AAAAAAAAAks/BHQBoamKPEk/s320/Thorsten-Boeckel1_strip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215058769641883106" /></a>Check out this. What a way to kick off the summer sol. This is in the Austrian Alps. Pretty neat looking. When I lived in Europe, I grew to appreciate the fact Europeans with thrown down a fest for just about anything. Springfest, Summer solstice, Octoberfest, Hrvest fest, Fasching, whatever the occasion there can be or already is a fest. The main point is to get out and join arms with the other villagers, sing and be merry. Or sit around and talk about how the old fest was harder but more rewarding and the new fest is a shadow of its former self. But talk like that comes after a few beers. Anyway I am getting carried away because I went and got a 12 pack of Sol beer and made shelves in my garage all weekend. On Saturday, I did take note of where the sun came up and went down on my horizon around my house for vegetable and gardening tips. Alright look closer at those mountain fires. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SF-eBIpuISI/AAAAAAAAAk0/G7iVQweCK7w/s1600-h/Thorsten-Boeckel3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SF-eBIpuISI/AAAAAAAAAk0/G7iVQweCK7w/s320/Thorsten-Boeckel3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215060635857854754" /></a>Pretty neat stuff huh? What did you do for this fresh new season we are starting now?Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-58628800767877071142008-06-20T08:51:00.000-04:002008-06-20T08:51:00.343-04:00I gots some international flava!Alright peeps from around the world. My little map up there is showin me I get hits from all over. What up South Africa? What up Europe? Sorry to lump all you Europeans together, I know you are all adamant about your independence, but to us lumps across the pond, you are just Europe to us. Its a good thing you put that EU thing together, it just cuts down on confusion. Or adds to it. Depends on where you stand I guess. Either way since its summer again, I want to bring back the food idea of the week. Its summer, time to eat food and enjoy the simple pleasures in life.<br /><br />First, we grill. We grill a bunch of stuff other than cows, pigs, chickens. Somewhere along the way, even before I met my wife, I decided that beef didn't digest to well in my system. I would eat a steak or a burger and that shit would sit in me like a rock. Eventually it grossed me out. Hey some of you can eat iron and shit bullets. Thats great, it just aint me. So I keep my meat to turkey and seafood. We don't miss much in the way of traditional food, you know the burgers, dogs, kabobs, and all that jazz. So here is a favorite of our household for you.<br /><br />This come from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Rainford">Rob Rainford</a>. Who? If you don't know, I ain't telling you. Catch <a href="http://www.foodtv.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=68771">his show</a>, you will not be disappointed. This turkey burger works good on a bun or in a pita. Left overs in a wrap kick ass for a Monday lunch.<br /><br /><h2>Turkey Burgers</h2><div class="main"><ul class="Recipe_Ingredient_Lines"><li>1 lb. ground turkey</li><li>1 tbsp curry powder (15ml)</li><li>3 x green onions, finely chopped</li><li>1 x garlic clove, finely chopped</li><li>2 tsp grated ginger (10ml)</li><li>1 tbsp cinnamon (15ml)</li><li>1/2 tbsp all spice (7.5ml)</li><li>1/2 tbsp coriander (7.5ml)</li><li> Salt to taste</li><li>1 x large egg, beaten</li><li>1/4 cup bread crumbs (60ml)</li><li>1/3 cup silvered almonds, optional (75ml)</li></ul></div> <div class="title5">Directions: </div><h2>Turkey Burgers</h2><div class="main"><ol><li>Preheat grill to 375°F/190°C or medium high heat.</li><li>Combine all ingredients in a bowl. With cold-water dampened hands, shape into a 4, ¾ -inch thick patties. Place on tray. Cover and refrigerate until ready to grill.</li><li>Lightly oil the grate and grill each burger for 6 minutes per side, or until entirely cooked through. Serve as a sandwich in pita, bread or on a burger bun garnishing if desired with tomato, onion, lettuce and yogurt.</li></ol></div><br />Then to balance it out, get a big pile of greasy fries and some cold beer. Enjoy!Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-75938461024236774962008-06-19T13:24:00.000-04:002008-06-19T13:52:49.967-04:00Big Moon Pimpin cheese...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SFpsWUKUxwI/AAAAAAAAAkk/IHuGfHuU4Uo/s1600-h/Elias-Chasiotis1_strip2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SFpsWUKUxwI/AAAAAAAAAkk/IHuGfHuU4Uo/s320/Elias-Chasiotis1_strip2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213598649259706114" border="0" /></a> Taken last night at the Temple of Poseidon in Greece. Pretty Phat.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-91890524027644487472008-06-19T08:46:00.000-04:002008-06-19T08:46:32.534-04:00'Rembrandt Laughing' is self-portrait - Yahoo! News<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_en_ot/art_rembrandt_laughing">'Rembrandt Laughing' is self-portrait - Yahoo! News</a><br /><br />Good read.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-86809306225706557612008-06-19T06:01:00.000-04:002008-06-19T06:03:41.789-04:00Poems from the commons.<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Human Touch<br /><br />Touch -unappreciated<br />the feathers tickle,<br />goosebumps ride your skin,<br />touch -experience it again<br />lest we forget<br />the grace of-<br />a person who cares<br />missing the Touch<br />which makes you aware.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />A work from a decade ago. Yeah I was working out some issues. But if you have been tuning in, you can totally see the Dickinson in this work.<br /></div></div>Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-74428494720340747142008-06-18T13:21:00.002-04:002008-06-18T13:24:36.895-04:00Category 2 Storm Could Flood New Orleans<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5179858">ABC News: Category 2 Storm Could Flood New Orleans</a><br />WTF? A cat 2 could roll over NOLA this year. Maybe two. I thought this country had money? WTF? They can build <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&amp;forum=364&amp;topic_id=129691">this shit</a> in Holland, but we get some fucked up halfassed shit that can't withstand the spin cycle of a fuckin Maytag? Sometimes I want to hit someone for shit like this.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-81838561998752489222008-06-18T10:14:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:14:49.072-04:00George Takei<a href="http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp">George Takei</a> has some word on marriage equality. He and his partner were among the first to get a license to marry. Live you dreams Mr. Sulu.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-58940264806640897032008-06-18T08:41:00.002-04:002008-06-18T08:51:17.210-04:00Poems from Emily Dickinson.In this short Life by ED<br /><br />In this short Life<br />That only lasts an hour<br />How much -- how little -- is<br />Within our power<br /><br /><br />This is one of the many shorties that ED wrote that I get the most. These little poems of hers is one of the foundations of my writings. Sure I haiku a lot, but before that became a cornerstone in my writing, I was trying to write like ED. Another thing that gets me is her how. I know you saying what? How she puts the right words in the right spot. Good words. The right words. Complicated words, but simple words. Or the random capitalization is something else I love. Her poems remind me of the layered reading you can do online now. Like in this poem, the word Within. Cap on w, a big powerful letter telling us the within is important. Damn it, now I am waxing all poetic and have to get back to work. Talk about confusion Wednesday...Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-34392273427498044992008-06-17T15:58:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:58:03.714-04:00Comet gets eaten by the sun.<a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/images2008/16jun08/c2_big.gif?PHPSESSID=jrvbp5qh9t7c56erndejcprfj4">c2_big.gif (GIF Image, 512x512 pixels)</a><br /><br />Dude this comes from the Space Weather website. Comet goes in, sun kills dead.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-16214179626127516232008-06-17T08:48:00.004-04:002008-06-17T10:08:19.961-04:00Sometimes there are signs...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SFe1dleWl2I/AAAAAAAAAkc/nkFh8ft_pnY/s1600-h/OrigRainbow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yyi6_N4Ugtc/SFe1dleWl2I/AAAAAAAAAkc/nkFh8ft_pnY/s320/OrigRainbow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212834613584893794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/17weddings.html?em&amp;ex=1213848000&amp;en=b1cee2a3bd774be0&amp;ei=5087%0A">Three cheers for Cali.</a> Equal Marriage for everyone involved is the way to go. Seriously, hetros have like <a href="http://www.divorcerate.org/">better than a .500 average for divorce</a>, its not like the "sanctity" of marriage means much to over half the people that try it. Thats harsh, I know, but I stand by it. Either way I don't feel gay people should be discriminated against for who they love. Thats whacked man. So it was with anticipation that at 5:01 Pacific Time my wife and I found ourselves staring at the clock on the cable box like it was New Years Eve. We were celebrating with thousands upon thousands of people at that moment. And it was good. Gay people are going through their suffrage movement. They will see unprecedented equality in my lifetime. Like women and black people before them. I am glad I got to watch this piece of history play out. It will be something if there is a rush of gay people move to Cali and the influx of money from the marriages saves the economy and that becomes the model for economic recovery. I guess Nebraska would go broke. New York and Florida would be fine. Delaware too. But there were signs that this is good. First as 5:01 hit, I was eating rainbow sherbert when my wife and I toasted a celebration with my sherbert and her chocolate chip cookie. Then about 15 minutes later, there was a perfect rainbow in our front yard. I am talkin full on arch from ground to ground. It was there about 10 minutes. Seriously how many times do you see a perfect rainbow? And 15 minutes after one of the most populous states allow a rabid minority to do something they have be wanting for, in some cases, a lifetime? Coincidence? I think not. Just a sign somethings are with good timing.<br /><br />So all you haters out there, move on to another issue. Actually, to be done with this issue, what needs to happen is government should be taken out of the marriage process. Allow churches to issue the license and marry who they want. It would be up to the government to regulate the transfer of property and all the crazy laws that come with that. If you belong to a church that doesn't want or allow gay marriage, fine you can have that, but be tolerant of other views, cause they are letting you have your hatin views. Haters. There will be plenty of churches lining up to marry all the gay people that wish to embark on that journey. Just like there will churches that will shut their doors to that opportunity to increase their flocks. Oh well, you live and die by what you believe, right?Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467191002829130920.post-33534354671776623202008-06-17T06:03:00.000-04:002008-06-17T06:04:21.828-04:00Morning Poetry with Emily DickinsonMy wife and I were cleaning out the home office and got to thinning out my collection of books. Trust me, it needed to happen. There is a core group of books I must have around and I feel like I got back to that. Cut the white noise out. One of those books I used to read all the time found its way back into my hands, The Complete Works of Emily Dickinson. I love it. I love her. She was the poet that first grabbed me and probably the one I aspire to write the most like. Will I ever be able to tell you why, probably not. Its just that feeling you get when you know your reading or viewing something special. So I went back to the poem. The one that I got down and dirty with to figure out that meaning of what poems were all about. And here it is. Discussion will follow if time permitting. Enjoy. There is a lot packed into this one, so read it a couple of times and think of the imagery used.<br /><br />Because I could not stop for Death<br />by Emily Dickinson<br /><br /><br />Because I could not stop for Death<br />He kindly stopped for me<br />The Carriage held but just Ourselves<br />And Immortality.<br /><br />We slowly drove, he knew no haste<br />And I had put away<br />My labor and my leisure too,<br />For his civility.<br /><br />We passed the School, where Children strove<br />At recess in the ring<br />We passed the fields of gazing grain<br />We passed the setting sun.<br /><br />Or rather, he passed us<br />The dews drew quivering and chill<br />For only Gossamer, my gown<br />My tippet only tulle.<br /><br />We paused before a house that seemed<br />A swelling of the GROUND<br />The roof was scarcely visible<br />The cornice in the ground.<br /><br />Since then 'tis centuries and yet<br />Feels shorter than the DAY<br />I first surmised the horses' heads<br />Were toward eternity.Historical Withttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102775808488642011noreply@blogger.com3